Ottawa to host 2020 Pan-Am Olympic Qualifiers in March
Canada’s capital has been selected by United World Wrestling to host the 2020 Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament and Senior Pan-American Championships in March.
Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) will host the Senior Pan-Am Championships March 6 to 9, and the Olympic Games Qualification Tournament the following weekend from March 13 to 15. Both events will be held at the Shaw Centre, a premier facility located in downtown Ottawa.
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Events in women’s, men’s freestyle and men’s Greco-Roman wrestling will take place at both competitions. The Championships will host all ten United World Wrestling weight-classes in each style, while the Olympic Qualifier will hold competition in each of the six Olympic weight-classes.
The Pan-Am Olympic Qualification Tournament is an important stop on the road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with the top two finishers in each weight class securing a quota spot for their country at the Olympics.
Canadians will be selected to represent Team Canada at the Olympic Qualification Tournament by winning the Canadian Wrestling Trials, taking place in Niagara, Ont., December 5-7, 2019. Any Canadian finishing in the top two at the Olympic Qualification Tournament will be nominated to represent Canada at the Olympic Games.
“Hosting 2020 Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament and Senior Pan-American Championships in a row is a challenge, however, I have every confidence that Ottawa and Wrestling Canada Lutte will deliver excellent events for our athletes, coaches and fans,” said United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic.
“Wrestling Canada Lutte is thrilled to have been selected to host two first-class wrestling events in our nation’s capital,” said WCL President Don Ryan. “These events are an excellent opportunity to showcase the sport of wrestling to Canadians and provide Pan-American athletes, coaches, and team delegations with world-class event experience.”
“WCL would like to thank the city of Ottawa, Ottawa Tourism, Sport Canada, as well as event hosts, including the Sh

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